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forgive if this is a repost. i think i saw it here somewhere but no search shows anything.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~netvoter...reetsOfUS3.wmv
right-click save-as
edit/ oh yes. this is not journalism, nor is it even equitable. but it is pretty funny. reminds me of a few people i've seen online...
sorry to be a buzzkill but its fake
LOL OMG!!! Those people thought Austrailia was the country they said! Lmao..
That is insulting in way though, considering I an American and I know where Iran, North Korea, Sri Lanka, etc... are.
um.............its fake~:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by ghost908
duh. i even said as much in my post.
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Originally Posted by strike for the south
oh I replied before sorry~:cheers:
I feel sorry for them. I know exactly where every one of those countries are. They're probably Strike for the South's friends~;)
Uhm, no you didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by solypsist
You said it wasn't journalism or even equitable. If that is the same thing as 'fake' to you, perhaps you should consult a dictionary or thesaurus.
Do you know what 'disingenuous' means?
EDIT: Deleted by author due to poor taste. The moderators are always right. The moderators are always right. The moderators are always right....
Attention. Come to understand this term:
Those who continue to be so will be called on it.Quote:
Main Entry: dis·in·gen·u·ous
Pronunciation: "di-s&n-'jen-y&-w&s
Function: adjective
: lacking in candor; also : giving a false appearance of simple frankness :
Crazed Rabbit
P.S. Oh, and I bet I know more geography than any 'intellectual' European.
You do do you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
The smaller the country the more likely the inhabitants are to know the rest of the world (one could argue that it is forced onto them).
In any case, have you guys noticed what is rollin by in the bottom?
"Man thinks of ex-girlfriend during sex" "Gym-freak wears sleeveless during subzero temperatures." ect ect... It is quite funny.
But since I don't know this channel/program, have they hired people or what?
Come on guys lighten up ~:rolleyes:
lol! that was amusing....but why are people so obsessed with the dumb american? i've met loads, and they were as smart as your normal european
you normal europeans ~;) We kinda love america really, and love hurts. It is just stereotype bashing fun, nothing serious, and when we are serious they don't get the clue anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by ian_of_smeg16
Hey, we're not europeans...we're british! ~:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fragony
The video was only a slight exaggeration. If you pick and choose a group of Americans going in and out of a Walmart, you'll hear some answers like the responses in the video. There are some remarkably stupid, angry, insecure people here.
On the other hand, you will get some very thoughtful, intelligent answers as well. This place has some of the brightest and dimmest bulbs on the planet.
Unfortunately, the dimmest ones vote.
Just keep making the machines really confusing like in Florida.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tachikaze
Let's see them vote then!
That is very true. European countries can't even touch the depth in debate and political philosophy that graces the united states, it would be an achievement to find 1 book about a (ex)ruling president over here. Credit where it belongs, but we still look a whole lot better ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tachikaze
sigh. i did say it.
if it isn't journalism, and it isn't equal to journalism, what else could it be? it's a simple, logical process...
this is my own punishment for trying to be subtle (in my description) and just show a video i found funny.
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Originally Posted by Proletariat
Ah, so you aren't familiar with the word disingenuous.
Oh well, Rabbit. You gave it your best.
i am familiar with the word. i'm also familiar with a certain phrase about arguing on the internet and the special olympics. so please continue with your arguments.
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Originally Posted by Proletariat
charity... ~:grouphug:
I feel like the only american which can accuratly fill in a map of Europe in about 5 minutes (that is, writing each nation, then coloring it in)
European countries can't even touch the depth in debate and political philosophy that graces the united states, it would be an achievement to find 1 book about a (ex)ruling president over here.
Yes Galloway was completely trounced in the "debate" with American politicians .~D ~D ~D If a gobshite like him can do it then why can't other Europeans ?
Oh and take a look in your local bookstore or library , you will find dozens of books on ex-presidents and a few on the current one as well .
It would be a hell of an achievement to find any in a place that doesn't have any books though Frag , I found it nearly impossible to find any at the local chip-shops , but I still found one that had a book on George Washington ~;)
That reminds me of that segment This Hour Has 22 Minutes used to, called 'Talking to Americans'. Ol' Rick Mercer used to go around and ask Americans questions about Canada, doing things like getting them to sign petitions for the removal of the Canadian practice of putting their elders on ice floes and casting them off to sea. He also got Dubya to congratulate the Canadian Head of Government, President Poutine, on his "double double". Good stuff.
I like the old guy:
Turn it into a [insert unoffensive pleasant adjective here] glass crater.
yaaaayyyyyy!!! I knew I wasn't alone in the world!!!!!!
:charge: ~:cheers:
Agree. Go to any major university in the nation, and I guarantee you won't hear that. Remember, I said MAJOR, not just any college.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tachikaze
Boondock supports the glass crater idea as well.
Colo[u]r? Gah! Racism! You define countries with colo[u]r!?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaiser of Arabia
[I assure you, that is a bad joke. ~D ]
Anyway, I believe I beat you to that. I'm well versed in the basics of World Geography. But, then again...I'm not really an American. Not yet, at least. I'm just an underprivileged young, ambitious, perfectly stereotypically Asian legal immigrant... :P
I live in America, but I'll be the last to disagree with the fact that we have some stupid people here. Our public schooling is not as good as it should be at all.
We have two years of Texas history (state history) and two years of American history. In my opinion it's rediculous.
That is why I have to research everything I need to know by myself.
I don't try to score cheap points by ridiculing the mentally handicapped with my arguments.Quote:
i am familiar with the word. i'm also familiar with a certain phrase about arguing on the internet and the special olympics. so please continue with your arguments.
Crazed Rabbit
schooling in America is indeed ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon
LOL - you're the best! ~:joker:
you really are becoming one of my favorite posters!
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Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
I never took state history in Penn or Michigan. I took American History in 8th,9th, and 11 grade. I also took a half year of american government in 11th.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon
I got All of Europe, North America, South America, and Antartica down, and can take a good chunck of Asia and North Africa.Quote:
Originally Posted by AntiochusIII
Wow. A moderator making a retard joke. Classy.Quote:
Originally Posted by solypsist
No no no Kaiser, you aren't the only one who can. But see, only dumb people are funny, especially if they fit the sterotype of "American Idiots". That is why you never see anyone who actually knows what is going on, poor for ratings you see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaiser of Arabia
Azi
I take that is everything? No world history, or ancient history, or even human history? GAH is about the best I can come up with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon
Anyway, I was just thinking that system isn't too great if you live in, say Montana or South Dakota. What would the two years be about? "Then we had this representative, and we will focus on him and his family for the next three weeks. And the mayor of Outback was also mayor of Backwater and Nowhere, quite a character."
Geography is not stressed that much in our schools. People tend to know where Canada and Mexico are...and the rest...well, too many people don't really seem to care.
One of my favorite jokes, because it crosses several subjects (and is probably true):
After interviewing a particularly short-spoken job candidate, I described the person to my boss as rather monosyllabic. My boss said, "Really? Where is Monosyllabia?" Thinking that he was just kidding, I played along and said that it was just south of Elbonia. He replied, "Oh, you mean over by Croatia?"
At my school it goes
9th Social Studies
10th Wrold History
11th American History & goverment
12th Texas history
Wrold? Is that a special Indian tribe?~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by strike for the south
That looks way better.
I had history since... well I don't remember actually, but I think we are talking 3rd grade or so. And Geography for some four years in basic school and two more in Gymnasium (about High School, where history also went on for the entire three years).
That said, most people I know couldn't care less. But even those know a lot more than they think, it really seems like things do stick even if the students fart in the general direction of the blackboard. *which movie was I immitating there?*
Monty Python & the holy grial ~:cheers:
Did you tell him about using highly enriched bread for their nukes? ~DQuote:
Originally Posted by Red Harvest
(I know that might be too esoteric...)
Azi
Keep in mind, that is a joke I'm repeating. It didn't actually happen to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Azi Tohak
There should be a dilbert strip about that (if there isn't already).
Crazed Rabbit
Gnish? Gnash? Gni?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kraxis
Gah!
Ha ha ha!!! :laugh4: :laugh4: Americans are so violent and dangerous, lucky for everyone else, we're stupid too! Ha ha ha ha. :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
Is that better?
Hello Krasturak.
Make sure you repeat that over and over again since, :handball:Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Corleone
edited because of personal attack on soly
Bumped since the other thread was locked and I know how much fun it is to call Americans stupid. It makes those of lesser countries feel better about themselves i suppose.
I Lihgksrwe Puyityue And Nnooooooooookkkkkkk Asdasdaa Strupiud
People lighten up... no need to try and pick a fight with Soly ( looks at post #49)..there is a whole thread in the watchtower dedicated to comment on Soly's modderating capabillities- and it is still a hot thread.
~:grouphug:
subtle as ever SFTS ~DQuote:
I Lihgksrwe Puyityue And Nnooooooooookkkkkkk Asdasdaa Strupiud
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Could you guys use smaller words, remember, you have dumb Americans in here trying to read.
Since this thread is still bumping around for those of you who regularly watch this comedy show: Do they normally ask real people these questions or is it staged/scripted? It's fairly grainy video, but it looks like real people (not actors) making unscripted comments. However, some folks can play the clueless role well...so it is tough for me to tell.
You can usually get more interesting/funnier comments by asking real people these sorts of things. You just throw out all of the intelligent responses, and focus on the clueless ones.
I suspect the over reaction to this is that it is posted in an international forum. If it was in a U.S. forum, I doubt anyone would have been offended.
That's just an ignorant error. I usually (in formal writing) would get it right. Come on I'm trying to relax here!~DQuote:
Originally Posted by solypsist
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Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon